Yes, Somali Immigrants Commit More Crime Than Natives
Jan 9, 2026 · Since the news of Minnesota’s sprawling Somali-linked fraud cases went national, debate over immigrant crime has flared once again. President Trump has dispatched federal …
Did Somalian’s commit fraud in Minnesota? - factually.co
Dec 9, 2025 · Reporting documents large sums lost and many prosecutions, and cites law enforcement saying much fraud occurred within parts of the Somali diaspora — but the …
Somali scammers allegedly stole almost as much in Minnesota as …
Previously, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surged into the Minneapolis area to target illegal immigrants from Somalia after reports of at least $1 billion in …
How Minnesota’s Somali fraud exploded into the national spotlight
Dec 9, 2025 · Yet federal prosecutors say welfare-fraud schemes have reaped billions of dollars in taxpayers’ money. Most of the defendants charged are of Somali heritage — a fact that has …
Minnesota Somali community faces 'volcano' of controversy
Dec 6, 2025 · Fear and anxiety among the nation's largest Somali population in Minnesota reached new heights after Trump's comments, in which he pointed to a massive fraud …
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim …
Nov 29, 2025 · Over the last five years, law enforcement officials say, fraud took root in pockets of Minnesota’s Somali diaspora as scores of individuals made small fortunes by setting up …
Minnesota fraud cases, investigations focus on Somali residents
Dec 30, 2025 · The surge of federal officers this week in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents.
How Minnesota’s Somali fraud exploded
Dec 3, 2025 · Most of the defendants charged are of Somali heritage — a fact that has been taboo to report, Glahn said, even after dozens of Somalis were convicted in Minnesota welfare …
Fraud scandals and Trump's rhetoric escalate fears in Minnesota's ...
Dec 5, 2025 · President Trump has taken aim at Minnesota’s Somali community, with xenophobic remarks and calls for their removal from the U.S. It coincides with a new ICE operation in the …
Minn.'s Somali social-services scammers may have stolen $9 …
Dec 21, 2025 · A staggering $9 billion may have been stolen in Minnesota’s sprawling social-services scam orchestrated mainly by members of its Somali community — a figure nearly …